AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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to gain land to build the Panama Canal
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to spread democracy
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to create a new state
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to block Mexican expansion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The US supported the Panamanian rebellion against Columbia in order to get a favorable deal to build the Panama Canal.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal-a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the late 1890s Bunau-Varilla began lobbying American lawmakers to buy the French canal assets in Panama, and eventually convinced a number of them that Nicaragua had dangerous volcanoes, making Panama the safer choice.
Detailed explanation-4: -On November 6, 1903, the United States recognized the Republic of Panama, and on November 18 the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed with Panama, granting America exclusive and permanent possession of the Panama Canal Zone. In exchange, Panama received $10 million and an annuity of $250, 000 beginning nine years later.